San Matteo Panuozzo

Courtesy of San Matteo Panuozzo

Why?The union of sandwich and pizza.

The pizza and the sandwich have always had a precarious relationship. They rarely share a plate, the calzone is often marginalized and lettuce goes back and forth like Mitt Romney on healthcare. UES Italian spot San Matteo has solved the problem with a Salerno-born job called "panuozzo." It's made from brick-oven-fired pizza dough and outfitted with ingredient combos like roast pork/mozz/arugula and dry-cured pancetta/provolone/black pepper/artichokes. The panuozzo-only spinoff on St. Marks has 12 seats and expects a license for brewdogs. Until then, espresso.